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Encyclopedia > Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Official logo of Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
Rochdale shown within England
Rochdale shown within England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
Ceremonial county Greater Manchester
Admin HQ Rochdale (Town Hall)
Founded 1 April 1974
Borough status
Government
 - Type Metropolitan borough
 - Governing body Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
 - Mayor Cllr. Peter Evans
 - MPs: Jim Dobbin (LC)
Paul Rowen (LD)
Phil Woolas (L)
Population (2006 est.)
 - Total 206,500 (Ranked 65th)
 - Ethnicity
(United Kingdom Estimate 2005) [1]		 86.8% White
11.1% S.Asian or mixed
1.2% Black or mixed
0.6% Chinese or other
Time zone Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
Postcodes OL & M
Area code(s) 0161 / 01706
ISO 3166-2 GB-RCH
ONS code 00BQ
OS grid reference SD897133
NUTS 3 UKD32
Website: www.rochdale.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far largest area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Castleton, Milnrow and Wardle. Image File history File links EnglandRochdale. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former Yugoslavia... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 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The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... Philip James Woolas (born 11 December 1959) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The figures are mid-year estimates for 2005, unless otherwise stated, from the Office for National Statistics [1]. See also: List of towns and cities in England by population - List of English counties by population - List of ceremonial counties of England by population - List of English districts by area - List... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... GMT redirects here. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... The OL postcode area, also known as the Oldham postcode area,[1] is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of eight post towns. ... The M postcode area, or Manchester postcode area,[1] is a group of several postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... 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Heywood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. ... , Littleborough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Milnrow is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Wardle is a village in north-west England located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. ...


The borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of six former local government districts. It was originally proposed that the borough include the neighbouring town of Bury and disclude Middleton; Bury however went on to form the administrative centre for the adjacent Metropolitan Borough of Bury. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article is about the town of Bury in North West England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. ...


The borough, which lies directly north-northeast of the City of Manchester, has a population of 206,500, and although most parts are highly industrialised and densely populated, contiguous with one of the United Kingdom's major cities, some of the borough consists of rural open space, for the most part due the territory in the eastern half stretching across Blackstone Edge and the Pennine hills. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Blackstone Edge in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom is an area of moorland at 472 metres (1323 ft) high, and is a spot often visted by walkers and amateur mountain climbers. ... Typical Pennine scenery. ...

Contents

History

The Municipal Offices at central Rochdale house most of the Metropolitan Borough Council.
The Municipal Offices at central Rochdale house most of the Metropolitan Borough Council.

The borough, which is the largest such borough of Greater Manchester, was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former county borough of Rochdale and, from the administrative county of Lancashire, the municipal boroughs of Heywood and Middleton, along with the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle. is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...


Neighbouring districts

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham lies to the east, and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury lies to the west. The City of Manchester is to the south. For the main settlement, see Oldham. ... The Metropolitan borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in the northwest of England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...


Unparished Areas

Showing former status (prior to 1974)

  1. Heywood (Municipal Borough)
  2. Littleborough (Urban District)
  3. Middleton (Municipal Borough)
  4. Milnrow (Urban District)
  5. Rochdale (County Borough)
  6. Wardle (Urban District)

Heywood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. ... , Littleborough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... , Middleton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Milnrow is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... For other uses, see Rochdale (disambiguation). ... Wardle is a village in north-west England located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. ...

Ethnic Group[2]

  • White British - 174,200
  • White Irish - 2,700
  • White Other - 2,500
  • South Asian - 22,200
  • Black British - 1,500
  • Chinese or Other - 1,200
  • Mixed White and Asian - 900
  • Mixed White and Black - 1,100
  • Mixed Other - 400

Twin Towns

The Borough of Rochdale has formal twinning arrangements with four places:[3] Two were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974. In addition, Rochdale supports friendship links with Avellino (Italy), Kabernet (Kenya) and Riga (Latvia). This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Avellino is a town and comune, capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. ... For other uses, see Riga (disambiguation). ...

Country Place County / District / Region / State Originally twinned with Date
Flag of Germany Germany Bielefeld North Rhine-Westphalia County Borough of Rochdale 1953
Flag of France France Tourcoing Nord-Pas de Calais County Borough of Rochdale 1956
Flag of Germany Germany Peine Lower Saxony Municipal Borough of Heywood 1967
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Sahiwal Punjab Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 1988
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Lviv Lviv Oblast Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale 1992

Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Stadtwappen_der_kreisfreien_Stadt_Bielefeld. ... Bielefeld is a district-free town in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia. ... Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Tourcoing (Dutch: ) is a city and commune of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Nord-Pas de Calais Template:Nord-Pas-de-Calais infobox Categories: Public domain images ... (Region flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Regional President Departments Nord Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements 13 Cantons 156 Communes 1,546 Statistics Land area1 12,414 km² Population (Ranked 4th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Peine is a town in Lower Saxony, capital of the district Peine. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Lower_Saxony. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Heywood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Lviv_modern_CoA.gif Source: Ukrainian Wiki. ... “Lvov” redirects here. ... Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276780&c=rochdale&d=13&e=13&g=353557&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206355351629&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812
  2. ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276780&c=rochdale&d=13&e=13&g=353557&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1208209698374&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1809
  3. ^ Town twinning. rochdale.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2008-03-01.

2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy, investment and regeneration activity
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References

External links

  • Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy and regeneration

Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 2°09′24″W / 53.616667, -2.15667 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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